Friday, December 26, 2014

12/22/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS


Thursday, December 22, 1955   Vol. C762


LOCAL NEWS


NUDIST COLONY APPLIES FOR PERMIT ON LAKE CHARLES


East Farewell- An eye-raising application came across the permit desk in City Hall this week.  The “Nothing Until Democracy Evolves” organization filed for a land use permit on the north end of Lake Charles.  They are requesting a permit to build a camp on 25 acres of land that is bordered by the lake, North Shore Drive and two wooded tracts on either side.  The permit did not attract any undue attention until the organization’s board and finances were investigated, which is normal for all out of town permit requests.  As it turns out the Nothing Until Democracy Evolves is a bona-fide nudist organization.  The President, Frank Logan, seemed genuinely amused when he was asked to appear at a hearing for the permit.  “You know, we believe in not encumbering our bodies with any excessive or extraneous accessories, like clothes.  I would be glad to attend the review but I must inform you that that I strictly follow our rules of behavior.”
            After a brief consultation the Permit Board decided to do the interview over the telephone.  Board member Alice Stockman conducted the interview and asked Mr. Logan the usual questions about the intended land use, what type of improvements are to be expected, how the waste and sanitation will be handled and what is the mission of the camp.  Mr. Logan was very open and congenial during the questioning and answered every question without hesitation.  He sent a full business plan over to the office that outlined the intent of the camp as well as an entire section on the organization’s finances and backers.  The documents were reviewed by the whole board and some interesting details were allowed to be released to the public.
            The organization, N.U.D.E., was founded in 1935 in Florida as a recreational group.  The founders believed in full exposure as a way of getting closer to nature and connecting with other people.  They claim to have a nationwide membership of over 5,000 people.  The Lake Charles parcel will be designed to accommodate approximately 150 people with a maximum of around 200.  The plan calls for a buildings to be built around a central circle and preliminary plans call for a mess hall, administration building men’s and woman’s cabins and a community hall.  Behind the residence cabins will be separate showers and latrine building.  Docks on the lake are planned for swimming and boating.  The plan also calls for a very wide, wooded “buffer” zone around the entire parcel.  “We understand that some people do not share our open ideas about expressing our oneness with nature,” said Mr. Logan in his conversation with Mrs. Stockman.
            The Permit Board is taking the request very seriously considering the explosive nature of the request.  “We on the board feel we have a responsibility to the community to not only evaluate this request but also get input and opinions from the general public,” said Mrs. Stockman.  Hearings have been set for Wednesday of next week.  Anyone wishing to voice their opinion will be heard.  The meeting will start at 7:30 PM in the main room of the Bough Hall.
Some folks have already their opinions.  This paper ran an informal and random survey yesterday asking passersby how they would feel if a nudist colony were to open.   The results were surprisingly even.  Surveying 50 people from East Farewell it was found that 23 were opposed to it completely, 11 thought the idea was acceptable and a surprising 16 didn’t care one way or the other.  “If they want to be naked on the other side of the lake, it’s OK with me,” said Leo (last name withheld).  That was the general middle of the road opinion.  But the most anti-nudist comment came from Earnest Bunch, “I can see it all now, they set up this nudie beach on the lake right down past that beatnik colony and over past all those arty galleries, why they should just change Lake Shore Drive to the Road to Perdition.”   On the positive side, Natalie Mallard had this comment, “I’m all for it, as long as the guys look like Tony Curtis and the girls look like Janet Leigh.”  It is a pretty safe bet to believe that won’t come to pass.   
No pictures were taken for this story although Mr. Logan offered to pose.


SPORTS


DEVILS BEDEVIL COUGARS 30-38


Corning- The Cougars season has started off on a bad foot. First they lost to the Central Bears 40-44 in their opener and last week they lost again to the Corning Devils, 30-38. While both the Bears and the Devils are picked to be leaders in the league this year, the Cougars expected to do better. “We never expected to be 0 and 2, but we are. Those other kids are very good but so are we. We should have played a lot better especially against those doggone Devils,” said Coach Wilson after the game. “Our kids are very good. I think we really have a chance at the title this year. We have to start playing better though.”
            The Devils came out hot, scoring the first 18 points putting the Cougars back on their heels and forced to play catch up for the entire first half. They were finally able to match the Devils with only three minutes left in the half when they tied, 20-20. The second half was much more balanced. The Cougars looked like a different team. They were able to match up defensively and center Wilson Watson took command of the lane and under the basket. He was able to end the game with eight points but more importantly he grabbed 15 rebounds in the second half while only gathering up only 5 in the first half. Along with Wilson’s eight the guards were instrumental in keeping the Devils at bay in the second half. Guards Timmy Green and Fergal Conner showed some ball control and added 12 points together (4 for Green and 8 for Conner). Forward Billy Reilly added 4 and the other forward, Tom O’Hare put in 4. The Devils leading scorer was last year’s scoring leader, Ben Grant with 20 points followed by Thomas with 8, Emerson with 7 and Walker with 3.
            The Cougars come home next week to play the always tough Riverview Wildcats. The Cougars are going to be hungry for that first win when the game starts next Friday in the gymnasium at 4:30.


 NATIONAL NEWS


AIR TRAFFIC UP 19% - COMMIES WRECK BERLINS CHRISTMAS – RKO SOLD FOR 15 MILLION


American air traffic breaks all growth records in 1955 according to the civil Aeronautics Administration. Airlines carried nearly 42 million passengers - 19% more than 1954.

Communists knock the spirit out of East Berlin’s Christmas and order border police to enforce a ban on shopping in West Berlin’s shops filled with delicacies unavailable in the drab and empty government-run stores of the Soviet sector. In addition, the Communists forbade possession of West marks by East Berliners, and help up for inspection thousands of Christmas packages mailed by West Germans to friends and kin in the East.

Nikita Khrushchev makes a bristling attack on all major aspects of American foreign policy and at one point, accused President Eisenhower of “crude interference” in Communist nations’ affairs.

President Eisenhower serves notice on Russia that peaceful liberation of captive peoples in Red satellite nations “will continue to be a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.”

RKO Radio Pictures entire movie output over a 30-year period is sold for $15,200,000 for use on television stations.




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